A new ecological corridor of around 800,000 hectares, or 8,000 km², has been announced by the Kyrgyz Republic today.

A UNEP-backed initiative in Rwanda is helping restore forests and wetlands while equipping farmers with livelihoods that are ...

UNEP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Juan Bello talks about a new effort to equip students with the ...

A growing number of cities are attempting to use data, often painstakingly gathered through dumpsite visits and household ...

Plastic pollution and marine litter have emerged as pressing environmental challenges of our time, impacting the health of our ocean and ecosystems. With the relentless production and disposal of ...

From shade‑giving street trees to reflective, permeable surfaces, nature‑based solutions can cool neighbourhoods, cut emissions and improve public health at a fraction of the cost. Join the May Cool ...

Cities consume over two-thirds of the world’s energy and have a unique role to play in the global energy transition across buildings, transport, heating/cooling, industry, and power grids (IEA, 2021).

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the world’s leading authority on the environment, working with all of society across 193 countries to protect and restore human and planetary health.

The Raising Ambition through Partnership webinar series highlights successful examples of mitigation and adaptation ambition-raising efforts while promoting exchange and learning to scale impact ...

Biological diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences within each species — for example, between ...

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 24 May the International Day of the Markhor, A/RES/78/278, and the Day was celebrated for the first time in 2024. The markhor (Capra falconeri) is an iconic and ...

Climate change is affecting the hydrological cycle and increasing the frequency and intensity of storms. Over 90 per cent of “natural” disasters are weather-water-related, including drought and ...